Category Archives: Local News

Muscogee County voters will be electing a new sheriff on Tuesday’s ballot in the city’s only contested race.

Lisa Marie Lesher, 41 years old of Carrollton, Georgia, formerly of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced on November 2nd to serve 723 years in prison for sexually abusing her daughter and stepdaughter.

In a decision that applies nationwide, a Chicago federal judge rejected the rule that had taken effect recently after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a hold on the policy following lawsuits.

Fifteen house searches have taken place and several people have been arrested. Authorities were still trying to determine whether further attackers may be on the run.

The 3-year-old girl’s rescue came a day after a 3-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were also pulled out alive from collapsed buildings in the city.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each has a path to win the White House.

Alabama will certify its election results on Nov. 23.

As of Monday, Nov. 2, the Alabama Department of Public Health reports 745 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Justin Antos was named a semifinalist for the Music Educator Award.